HILLSDALE — The trio of suspects accused of a string of arsons last summer each waived their preliminary exams in Hillsdale County District Court on Tuesday and were bound over to the Circuit Court.

John Jacob Bennett, 23, Robert Bennett Jr., 18 and Jason Levi Walston, 34 are each scheduled to appear in Hillsdale Circuit Court on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. for a pretrial after waiving their exams.

The men each appeared before Judge Donald Sanderson Tuesday to enter their decisions.

The three suspects have each admitted to starting the fires and face up to 20 years in prison for their crimes. Walston and John Bennett have been charged with arson of a dwelling or house, while John Bennett was charged with arson of a dwelling curtilage as well as arson of real estate property.

John confessed to starting a barn on fire at 147 North Main St. in Camden on Ju­ly 30 and Robert admitted to starting a house fire at 121 Jasper St. in Cam­den on Aug. 13, according to court documents. Walston has admitted to burning the house on 205 North Main St. in Camden. No one was in the homes at the times of the fires.

“They were either un­rented, unsold or un­used,” Prosecuting Attorney Neal Brady said in December.